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Foundation assets under management now stand at $123 million, up about 10% over last year, as reported to the Board by Finance Committee Chair Bill Byers. The Foundation's audit report was prepared by RSM-US, the fifth largest accounting, tax and consulting firm in the country.

A single executive for both entities, blended development, collaborative community planning, preservation of endowments, adherence to donative intent... all are elements of a community vision jointly endorsed by the Federation and Foundation boards in early December in a Memorandum of Understanding.[...]

The Foundation Board approved more than $200,000 in new grants in early December, including two to the Federation, which will spearhead community-wide celebrations in honor of Israel's upcoming 70th anniversary. A major grant to the Columbus Torah Academy will be announced by Foundation President J[...]

Year-end is often the most opportune time to consider financial and tax planning strategies. Congress and the White House are negotiating significant changes in the tax laws that could, if enacted, impact financial strategies. Because changes in the tax code may become effective after the start of 2[...]

Book of Life

Although I have been an active participant in all efforts to provide necessary funding and commitment to meet the needs of the Jewish people in Columbus and throughout the Jewish world, my primary and ongoing focus is and has been and will continue to be on quality Jewish Education and Literacy for [...]

Both my Wasserstrom and Krakoff grandparents came to this community in the 1890’s and they began what was to be a continuous pattern in my family of Jewish commitment and involvement. My parents modeled Jewish values, including “tzedakah” and about the blessings and responsibilities of being a Jew.
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